Reflection for the Week- October 6th 2008

What’s happening to our world? We find ourselves in unprecedented times. We’ve never been here before. Yes, the world’s previously been a mess, but the scale of our plight has now dramatically increased. Financial markets are crumbling and in turmoil, natural catastrophes are creating havoc and destruction, governments are run by incompetent and sometimes corrupt elected officials, political sovereignty is awfully close to being a consumer product, and much of the Western church is not only ineffective and woefully impoverished, but it is tanking and its very existence and sustainability are under threat.